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By Eb the Celeb
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Drake surpasses Jay-Z’s nine #1 singles, K. Michelle Supports Saving Our Daughters campaign to put a stop to violence against women, Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf collaborative album is a go, only Oprah could get the Bajan beauty Rihanna to talk about Chris Brown and more in today’s UrbLinks.

Congratulations to Drake for scoring ten #1 singles on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Charts and having the record. The song that surpassed Jay-Z’s nine #1 songs is “No Lie” featuring 2 Chainz. [HHW]
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R&B singer and Love & Hip Hop Atlanta cast member K. Michelle has spoken out candidly about her encounter with an abusive lover and now she is taking a stand to help other girls who have been abused with Saving Our Daughters. [VibeVixen]
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Speaking of violence against women, it’s been over three and a half years since Chris Brown’s attack on Rihanna and she is finally going to speak about their relationship then and now. You can see it on the premiere episode of the new season of Oprah’s Next Chapter airing Sunday, August 19th at 9pm ET on OWN. [Rap-Up]
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It’s barely been a week since Mystikal was released from jail and he’s already back on the music grind. With a video! Check it out. Does he still have it?

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Collaborative albums are becoming the new “it” thing to do in Hip Hop. It’s hard to sell albums on your own, so why not join two fan bases and come together to capitalize off of that. Next up are Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf. There had been rumors about the possibility of an album between the two for a while but the King Remembered In Time finally confirmed it. [HHDX]
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Eminem is back in the studio working on his seventh studio album. We’re in the very early stages of the recording process and admits to having stolen a couple tricks from his mentor Dr. Dre. [Boombox]
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Our UnderUrb spotlight today goes out to Baiyu.

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On Thursday, August 16th CW’s The Next will premiere and she was chosen as one of the up and comers featured so you can really see what she’s got. Until then check out her new video below and download her mixtape. [Examiner]

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That’s your Hip Hop and R&B links for today. Don’t forget to check back daily so you are in the know on all things urban music.